As soon as Fu Xiaoguan finished speaking, all the ministers were shocked.

Bestow the Emperor's Sword... The Emperor's Sword can execute all officials. Wen Canghai is upright and has a very clean status in this court. He has nothing to do with the seven thousand-year-old sects. Your Majesty bestowed him with the Emperor's Sword, and the intention is obvious - to prevent anyone from interfering in the imperial examination through Wen Canghai!

Granting a goldfish pendant... This fellow Wen Canghai can enter the harem to meet the emperor at any time. There are hundreds of civil and military officials in the court, but only Zhuo Yixing, Nangong Yiyu and Meng Changpin, the three ministers, have the goldfish pendant granted by Your Majesty. Now that Your Majesty has promoted Grand Secretary Wen Canghai to the level of the three ministers, it is obvious that the imperial examination is an extremely important national policy in Your Majesty's mind!

This move directly cut off the original thoughts of many ministers. The lists of recommended persons that had been sent to their homes... seemed to have to be invalidated, and the silver and money gifts that had been received had to be returned as soon as possible.

"I have a close friendship with Master Wen Xingzhou. Master Wen is a man of high character and integrity, and I admire him. Grand Secretary Wen, please give him a message after the court session. I invite him to come to the palace for a simple meal tonight."

Wen Canghai was already extremely excited. His long-cherished wish had finally come true today!

So many memorials fell on deaf ears, and I thought it was because His Majesty was afraid, but now it seems that His Majesty was just waiting for such an opportunity.

He stepped out of the line, took two steps forward, and knelt with a thud. "Your Majesty, thank you! I will live up to your mission, revive the three-level imperial examinations, and successfully host this year's Autumn Examination!"

"On behalf of my father, I thank Your Majesty for the invitation. If Your Majesty kills the pig... please give me a piece of pork!"

"..." Fu Xiaoguan's eyes widened. Wen Canghai didn't play by the rules. "Stand up."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Jia Nanxing held the jade box and handed the Emperor's Sword and the Goldfish Pendant to Wen Canghai. Wen Canghai held the jade box high in the air, looking frantic: "The rise of the imperial examination is at this moment! The future of students all over the world is full of hope! On behalf of all students, I thank Your Majesty!"

"Alright, take care of this task first... By the way, Grand Secretary Wen just mentioned pork. This second decree is about pigs."

Fu Xiaoguan took two steps on the stage and said, "Last night, I invited some people to taste pork together. Everyone thought the pork was delicious, so Peng Fang, the Minister of Agriculture,

Peng Fang stepped out of the group and bowed, "Your Majesty, I, Peng Fang, listen to your instructions!"

"For the sake of the people of the world, I have ordered Peng Fang, the Minister of Agriculture, to oversee the nationwide promotion of Fragrant Pig No. 1. By this time next year, I want all citizens across the country to be able to eat pork."

"Your Majesty, I obey your command! I promise that by this time next year, all the people of Wu Dynasty will be able to eat pork!"

"Okay, but I have a few things to tell you. First, encourage the people to raise pigs. Also, next year, we'll promote sweet potato cultivation on a large scale. It's a perfect combination for pig farming. Second, encourage private capital to raise pigs, allowing them to establish farms in remote areas. Third, I suggest you find some experts in pig farming, establish a pig breeding base, and improve the Xiangzhu No. 1 breed."

"Minister, remember this!"

"Well, please withdraw..." Fu Xiaoguan took a deep breath and looked at the ministers. "I know many of you may be dissatisfied with these two policies today, especially the first one. But you didn't raise any objections on the spot, which is good. It shows that you still consider the overall situation."

"Everyone, you must remember that serving the country is for the sake of its long-term stability and prosperity! I have long said that I disdain to compete with the people for profit, and I disdain to compete with you even more. But I hope you also understand that you must never extend your hand to the interests of the country, otherwise, I will draw my sword and cut off that hand, without hesitation!"

"It's already difficult for children from ordinary families to go to school. If they can't see any hope of studying, how many people in this world will actually go to school?"

"The foundation of the Wu Dynasty lies in the people, not the aristocratic families. I can tell you all this: the aristocratic families may fall, the country may perish, but the people will live forever!"

"When the people are stable, the world is at peace. When the people are well-off, the country is prosperous. When the people study, the country is wise."

"Only when children from ordinary families can see the hope of studying will they study hard and become pillars of the country through fair imperial examinations!"

"Times have changed. Everyone... I hope you can adapt your thinking and keep up with the times. Otherwise... you will surely be annihilated by the tide of the times!"

"By the way, Liu Jin, go kill two pigs and give them to the ministers here to try."

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Imperial study.

Fu Xiaoguan was worrying about the money. Now he was spending a lot of money, and the tax revenue of the Wu Dynasty was far behind the speed at which he spent money.

Of course, he could have taken his time and done it gradually, but that would have been a waste of time.

At this moment, in front of him was the nautical chart that Wen Hui had obtained from the Ryukyu Embassy, ​​the Li Kingdom Embassy and the Luzon Embassy.

His eyes rolled around. The primitive accumulation of capital was bloody and cruel. If Wu Dynasty wanted to develop faster, it had to cheat!

He needed to rob money and resources. This idea had already formed in his mind, but he was unable to do it now.

The second generation of battleships was stuck on steam power, and the first generation of three-masted battleships was under construction, but now there are only two of them, including the training ship HMS Dreadnought.

At least five such warships are needed to rob the enemy in the ocean, and we have to wait until Bai Yulian completes the naval training.

According to the shipbuilding speed of Linjiang Shipyard, it is estimated that all five warships will be completed and combat-ready by this time next year. Alas... more haste, less speed, we have to wait.

Just then, Zhou Tongtong walked in.

"Your Majesty, please review the Fengyang County intelligence."

Fu Xiaoguan took it and took a look:

"In Fengyang Commandery, Baizhou, one of the eight states of the Southern Cang region, Chen Linshen, the 28th-generation eldest grandson of the Chen clan, and Zhou Yudan, the 30th-generation eldest granddaughter of the Zhou clan, Qingshan Commandery, Lizhou, one of the seven southern states, married on the first day of the seventh month of the first year of Tiande.

On the same day, Lü Zexi, the 26th generation grandson of the Lü family in Jiangzhou City, married Han Huier, the 31st generation granddaughter of the Han family in Ruoxi Prefecture.

Ant Colony Analysis believes that these four major clans are uniting to deal with Your Majesty's commercial siege.

In addition, the ant colony got it, and this strategy came from a strategist who called himself Xianyunshanren. I have not met him yet and do not know his real name.

Your Majesty, please be on guard!"

Xianyunshanren?

Fu Xiaoguan had never heard of this. He looked up at Zhou Tongtong and said with a smile, "I heard... that you are also from the Zhou family of Qingshan County?"

Zhou Tongtong quickly bowed and replied, "Your Majesty, I am indeed from the Zhou clan of Qingshan Commandery, but I am a side branch. Counting the Yang branch, I haven't had much contact with the main clan for three hundred years."

"But I still need you to go to Qingshan County."

Zhou Tongtong was surprised. "Your Majesty... obeys your order! What are you going to do?"

"I'm going to deliver a belated gift," said Fu Xiaoguan, standing up and stretching his waist. "In any case, these two marriages are a major event, and as the emperor, I should also express my gratitude."

"...Then would you like to send Jiangzhou Lu family?"

“No, but let them know.”

"I understand!"